News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 2000 Page: 1 of 16
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Castroville - La Coste
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Thursday, November 16, 2000
Castroville, Texas
Agenda
Volume 41
Forty-sixth Issue
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Newly elected county clerk resigns
Adelina Gonzales
Staff Writer
Two days after winning the health goes. Stress does a lot
election for County Clerk, Kathy of stuff to a person, and work-
Wilkens notified Judge David F. ing an election is a stressful
Montgomery she will be job. I kept thinking it would
resigning from her position on get,better, but it hasn’t. I can-
don’t feel I can stay here and the election in somebody’s
give 100 percent as far as my lap,” she said.
Wilkens also was very
thankful for the support of
everyone throughout her elec-
Montgomery was also con-
cerned about the legality of the
situation and contacted the
Secretary of State for instruc-
tions on how to address the
Dec. 4.
The court plans to accept
not let the job affect me the
tion. “I know there are a lot of upcoming vacancy.
people who supported me and “It’s still an unexpired term,
I feel bad. I have to take care just as it was. So we’ll have to
way it has. I feel [the position] of myself, and I hope people make an appointment,” he said
her resignation and appoint needs someone who can give
Elva Miranda, who ran against
her in the general election, to
the vacant position at next
week’s commissioners’ court
according to Montgomery.
“The stress of this place has
just taken a toll on me and I
their full support,” Wilkens said
of her decision to leave.
She said she continued
working the position because
she didn’t want to leave before
the election was complete.
understand that. I regret not he was informed. “We’ll accept
being able to fulfill everyone’s the resignation from Kathy,
expectations,” she said.
“I’m hoping that I get ment,” he said.
and then make the appoint-
appointed, but I have to wait,”
Miranda said, cautious of the
new developments, but hoping
“I didn’t want to just drop for the best.
Wilkens plans to return to
work at the Devine Tax Office.
“I was happy there,” she
said.
City reconsiders street construction rules
Adelina Gonzales proposals surpass other speci-
Staff Writer fied requirements.
Semlinger Enterprises Inc. Doug Semlinger went before
can not construct streets as the city council Tuesday to dis-
planned in the Deer Valley Unit II cuss the issue. He said his corn-
subdivision due to the city’s pany was putting down ten
subdivision ordinance. inches of crushed limestone
The company wants to use base instead of the required
Commissioner Stanley Keller Jr. be taking a closer look at them
who said he was in agreement in the near future.
with his use of the seal coat Mayor Archie Ragland also
instead of the hot mix, as was said there was an item on the
City Engineer Les Harvey. evening’s agenda to set a date
“I said basically I didn’t have and time for a Subdivision
any problem with them putting Regulations
in seal coat instead of hot mix Workshop.
Ordinance
seal coat asphalt instead of hot eight. Also, the streets would be asphalt,” Harvey said.
mix, which the city’s ordinance 34 inches, wider than the
Tschirhart, a former director
He cited the main reason for of public works, maintained that
calls for, but can not get clear- required 30 inches. Despite his approval was because the
ance to do so, even though their these improvements on the county would be responsible for
minimum specifications, the
Zoning Board of Adjustments
would not approve the vari-
ance request regarding the
seal coat over the hot mix.
maintaining the streets, and
the most important thing about
streets is. what’s underneath
them. He asked how many peo-
they are much more capable of ple on the Zoning Board of
handling seal coat than hot mix. Adjustments were experienced
Councilman Leon F. in streets.
Tschirhart Jr. asked why no one City Administrator Donna
Semlinger returned to the city had brought the county’s Schueling said there were five
to seek an amendment to their
ordinance.
“We’d ask for city council to
consider an amendment for
subdivisions outside of the city
limits, but inside of the ETJ
changes to the city’s attention members on the board, but she
so they could modify their ordi- didn’t know about their knowl-
nance to keep in line with the edge in street construction. He
county.
wanted to know again why the
“The [county’s] regulations change in county regulations
are so much stronger than ours.
[Extra Territorial Jurisdiction],” I don’t understand why we
Doug Semlinger
I he said.
Semlinger said the seal coat
| would be in compliance with
| county requirements, which
| would be responsible for main-
" taining streets in the area. He
spoke with Precinct 2
aren’t equal to what the county
has. We’d be a lot better off
today,” he said.
wasn’t brought to the city’s
attention.
Ragland conceded that
changes in the city’s ordinance
needed to be made, but closed
Councilman Robert Hancock the discussion by again remind-
conceded the ordinances need- ing everyone it would be
ed updating, and reminded addressed in the near future.’
everyone that the council would .
Balloon Fest deemed success despite the rain
Adelina Gonzales
Staff Writer
Although bad weather cut
the fun short at the First
Annual Balloon Fest, the event
is still considered a success.
The Chamber of Commerce
reports raising $2,500
after all expenses were
paid, an amount that
would have increased
greatly if the weather had
cooperated a little more.
There were about 38
sponsors total, which was
enough to fund 20 bal-
loons, generating a total
of $12,500.
“We could not have
had this without the
sponsors,” said Chairman
of the Tourism Committee
Trinket Milward.
Some businesses or
organizations paid $500
for a full sponsorship, J
while others paid $250 to |
co-sponsor.
Benefits of a full spon- |
sorship allowed for repre- |
sentation on a balloon, |
two full flights, and dinner |
with the pilots on Friday |
Although all the balloons did loons that did attend. Chamber office employee
not make it to the festival Also due to the bad weather, and volunteer Dorothy Bernard
because of the rain, the spon- only tethered rides were avail- said about $1,200 was made
sors’ banners were placed able for sponsors. in ticket sales, although the
alongside the fencing at the However, Milward said there Chamber is unsure exactly how
airport and shared by the bal- were four balloonists who many people attended
agreed to return to because of an inability to dif-
Castroville before the ferentiate between the chil-
year is up to provide dren’s and adult’s tickets.
the promised unteth- Balloon rides generated
ered rides to all spon- $450, helicopter rides brought
sors. They will con- in $950, and T-shirts commem-
tact sponsors directly orating the event made $300,
sometime in the near
future when the times
for the flights are
known, she said.
When
asked
whether there would
be a second Balloon
Fest, Milward said,
“Absolutely. We’re
meeting tomorrow to
resolve some of the
problems we had and
to discuss what we
can do to draw more
people. We learned a
lot this year.”
She said Chamber
members are consid-
ering holding the
event either the first
and Saturday. Co-spon-
__The rain kept all but a handful of hot air bal- weekend in
sors would receive half of loons from the Nov. 4 balloon fest, but organiz- November again, or the
these benefits, as they ers are anxious to plan another. (Photo by last weekend in
were to be shared. Adelina Gonzales) October.
she reported.
“We broke even and made
just a little money. We’d like to
think that if we’d have been
open another day it would
have been a fund-raiser,” she
said
The Chamber plans to meet
with the police department,
EMS, public works, and the city
on Wednesday, Nov. 15 to dis-
cuss ways to improve the next
Balloon Fest.
At the monthly Chamber of
Commerce Luncheon held last
Tuesday, Milward thanked
everyone that helped over the
weekend.
“The public works depart-
ment was wonderful,” she said,
to the agreement of everyone
in the room. They were on
hand throughout the weekend.
County Commission - Dov. 20
La Coste City Council - Nov. 20
City Council - Nov. 28
City, school and BULLETIN offices
closed Nov. 23 and 24 for Thanksgiving
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Celebrating veterans
| Retired Coast Guard Commander Jerome Iltis spoke with
pride of his 27 years of military service during a Veterans Day
celebration hosted by American Legion Unit 460 and VFW
Post 8134 at September Square. (Photo by Robert Perreault)
| Ladies Auxiliary President Jean Middendorf spoke of the
sacrifices made by our nation's veterans. (Photo by Robert
Perreault)
• The Medina Valley JROTC sent a color guard to Veterans
■Day ceremonies in Castroville and Natalia. (Photo by Robert
I Perreault)
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